NEW DELHI: India were in trouble, as they lost VVS Laxman and Suresh Raina in quick succession on Day 3 of the first Test against England at Lord's.

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Laxman was struggling against the quick bowlers and played a flick off his hip in the air which landed safely in the hands of square-leg fielder.

After that Suresh Raina playing for the first time in Lord's was all nerves for the youngster and was trapped infront of the wickets.

India's most dependable, Rahul Dravid scored a stylish half century looking to be in supreme touch.

Dravid surpassed Australia's Ricky Ponting to become the second highest run-getter in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar.

Stuart Broad was pick of the bowlers for England, as he got the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, who again failed to impress at Lord's.

Sachin while going for the drive got a thick edge that went straight to the hands of Graeme Swann standing at third slip.

Sachin and Dravid steadied India's innings after the fall of the openers and looked set for a huge score.

Resuming the innings after lunch on Day 3, Dravid and Sachin were in no hurry to score quickly rather handled the English bowlers with care.

India lost the openers with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar batting at lunch on the third day of first Test against England at Lord's.

Tendulkar and Dravid looked good for a big score at Lord's after both the openers were back in the pavilion.

Stuart Broad was threatning and got rid of opener Abhinav Mukund, who fell one short of a half century.

Broad got both the wickets this morning in the form of new opening pair for India - Gautam Gambhir and Abhinav Mukund. It was unlucky for Mukund to miss out on a well deserved half century.

After giving a steady start, Gautam Gambhir was clean bowled by Stuart Broad. It was cracker of a ball from Broad and Gambhir was in no position to play the delivery.

At the start of India's innings on day three, Gautam Gambhir and Abhinav Mukund got off to a watchful start at Lord's.

Both the openers seemed relaxed in their approach, especially Mukund and quite comfortably handled the new ball.

At the end of second day India were 17-0 at stumps after England declared on 474-8.

India's openers Abhinav Mukund (8 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (9 not out) survived to the close, with Asad Rauf making an excellent decision to turn down a fierce appeal for lbw from Chris Tremlett against Mukund in the final over.

Kevin Pietersen helped post the daunting total with an unbeaten 202, while Matt Prior chipped in with 71 from 93 balls and Jonathan Trott contributed 70 from 140 balls.

Praveen Kumar claimed career-best figures of 5-106 to almost single-handedly restrict England's total.

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